NousResearch/hermes-agent

xAI OAuth 403 error for non-Heavy tier users

Cluster 26847 · agent/secret sources. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #28351 on 19 May 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug report and associated fix attempts address HTTP 403 errors returned by the xai-oauth integration for standard SuperGrok subscribers, where the backend appears to enforce Heavy-tier access. The proposed fix involves surfacing the 403 and falling back to API-key authentication.

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  • #28351 fix(xai-oauth): surface tier-gated 403 with API-key fallback (closes #26847)

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    files: agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py, hermes_cli/auth.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_xai_oauth_provider.py, tests/run_agent/test_codex_xai_oauth_recovery.py, website/docs/guides/xai-grok-oauth.md

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  • #26855 fix(xai-oauth): surface tier-gated 403 with API-key fallback (closes #26847) · merged via another change → cb53c40, #28351, #26847
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#26847[Bug]: xAI OAuth (xai-oauth) returns HTTP 403 for standard SuperGrok subscribers — backend enforcing Heavy-only despite docs claiming all tiers
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19 May 2026

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